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Bergen county zoo

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We woke up around 7. Lucas had drunk a bunch of chocolate milk before bed, and he ended up puking on his blankets so the first thing I had to do was wash them.

Lucas went outside to play with his Paw Patrol bubble gun. Then he watched Cars while Khris made us some breakfast. We had eggs, sausage, bacon, bread, and fruit. It was delicious. Lucas was upset because the bubble machine had run out of bubbles so we told him we would buy more bubbles later.

We left the house around 9:30 to meet Jonathan, Raiden, and Rayne at the Bergen County Zoo. The kids had so much fun at the zoo. They ran around like crazy. We had a little picnic lunch. Then we finished the zoo by riding the carousel and the train. Then the kids had some popsicles. It was pretty hot and getting time for nap but we decided to check out the playground. The playground had a splash pad and that’s where the kids played most. Luckily, we had extra clothes for Lucas in the car.

We got him all cleaned up and got in the car. We decided to drive around a bit so we could let Lucas sleep. We got some Starbucks and just kept driving. We drove up to Harriman State Park in NY and then we just turned around and went back to Jonathan’s. It allowed Lucas to sleep for about an hour and the drive was nice.

The kids played outside on the trampoline a lot and Don went to the store to get things for the BBQ tomorrow. When Don got back we ate dinner and the kids tried to play some video games. At one point Lucas said, “turn it off I’m going to bed.” So, we decided it was time to drive back to Khris’s so he could sleep.

We stopped at Wegman’s for a pee break and on the way back Lucas ate some cheese and pretzels.

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Nickelodeon Universe

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Lucas slept pretty good in his tent bed last night. We slept until about 7. Khris bought some bagels for breakfast and we were out the door around 9 to head to Nickelodeon Universe. We stopped at a park along the way it was super hot though.

Nickelodeon Universe is in a huge mall in East Rutherford New Jersey. We had bought wristbands in advance for Don and I, but I would advise just getting the points if you’re going with a small child because they cannot do all of the rides. This was Lucas’s first taste of riding rides. He did all the rides that he could, we might have missed one. He had a blast.

We took a break to have lunch at a pizza place right outside the park inside the mall. It was pretty good. When we came back we did a meet and greet with the Paw Patrol. Lucas loved it. He was really focused on showing them how he could jump haha. We rode a couple of more rides then we let Lucas pick out a toy. He picked a Paw Patrol bubble gun thing.

Once we got in the car Lucas was out. We drove to Jonathan’s house hoping he would nap more there but he would not. So then we went to Lola’s house. Raiden and Rayne were there and they were napping when we got there. Once they got up the three of them danced around, went on the balcony, and looked at Raiden and Rayne’s tablets. Lucas didn’t really know what to do with the tablet because we don’t really let him use one at home. We ate some food and the kids had a lot of ice cream. We left around 6:30 to go back to Khris and Jess’s. Lucas played with his bubble gun outside for awhile. Once Lucas went to bed we all stayed up and played Code Names. It was a really fun game

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We woke up today around 7:15. Lucas did a great job sleeping in his tent! So glad we found this idea online. We laid around until 8 and then we packed and got ready to check out. We went to the buffet breakfast in the hotel. It was pretty good but felt very crowded, especially just coming off a pandemic. We had to go to Starbucks for coffee. Then we were on our way to Staten Island to visit Ethan and Pia.

We stopped at Faber Park because we were set to meet up around noon for lunch. Faber Park is right on the water so we could see big shipping cargos on the river. There were a couple of playgrounds but they were right in the sun. Just by chance there was a pool here we asked about it and decided to go in.

The pool had a lot of rules. We could only bring in towels and water bottles, everything else had to stay in your locker. We swam around for a bit then we headed over to Ethan and Pias.

It was really good to catch up with them. We ordered some Mexican food and played with Transformers. Around 2 pm we got back in the car to head to Pearl River NY, where Khris and Jess live. Lucas slept the whole way. On the way we stopped at lookout on the Palisades but we didn’t get out. We saw a deer super close to the parking lot though!

We are staying at Khris’s for the rest of the trip. They have a big bedroom where we can set up Lucas’s tent. We went out to dinner at Murty’s Publick House. It was a nice little Irish place. Don wanted to try Uncle Tom’s Tavern next door but I accidentally went in the wrong restaurant. We saw Khris and Jess for a bit before bed because they were on their way home from Aruba.

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family vacation ORD-EWR!

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Today we woke up and a little breakfast and got ready for our departure to New Jersey. We gave Lucas his new cars from the movie Cars. He was excited. We went to Ohare around 9:45 and the first parking lot we tried to go to was full! We parked in parking lot G and took a shuttle to the airport tram. Lucas was excited to sit near the bus driver. He was doing so good so far. Getting through security was pretty fast so we decided to get some lunch at McDonald’s. Lucas got his first happy meal—chicken nuggets, apple slices, fries, and milk. He ate all of the fries and apple slices but wasn’t a very big fan of the chicken nuggets. He got a little bobble head of Fred from Scooby Doo for the toy. He doesn’t seem to care for it much.

After lunch we sat and looked at plane for awhile. He said “let’s take to the sky!” just like Skye does from Paw Patrol. It was so cute. Lucas was asleep on the plane before we even took off and he slept the whole way.

Everything went smoothly when we arrived at Newark and got our car then we headed to Jonathan and Wighanda’s House so Lucas could meet everyone. It was really fun seeing Lucas interact with his cousins for the first time. He ate a really good dinner of spaghetti, rice, and corn. We also had some chicken adobo that Don’s mom made. The kids played musical chairs, slime, and danced.

After dinner we headed to our hotel. We stayed at Homewood Suites. The room was really nice and we had enough room to set up Lucas’s tent. In the process of moving a coffee table though I somehow dragged it over my big toe. It was so painful!! Lucas was in his tent around 9:50 pm, very late for him but it was a pretty good day for all of the traveling we did.

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Your first cubs game!

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Your first cubs game was supposed to be a date for mama and daddy but your gigi came down with covid last minute so we decided to make it your first game.

It was a rainy day but originally it was supposed to hold off raining until 4 pm. But it was raining pretty good on our walk over. The 1:20  game vs the Arizona diamondbacks was delayed until 2:50.

We had fun anyway. We got you a first time cubs game certificate and we even got a Patrick Wisdom bobble head. You later pulled his head off because you thought it was broken 😂

Mom and dad got beers, nachos and hot dogs. You enjoyed the nachos and you even ate almost an entire hot dog! You loved the hot dog and we really enjoyed watching you eat it!

We loved watching you dance and point out the seagulls. You enjoyed trying out all the free seats around us. Around 2:45 it was still rainy and getting colder so we decided to go. The cubs started to take field soon after we left. We bought you a nice soft cubs blanket for the stroller ride home and you picked out a magnet.

You fell asleep on the walk home. The game ended up going to 10 innings and unfortunately the cubs lost. 6-7